CALGARY — Kinder Morgan is open to discussing an investment in its Trans Mountain
pipeline expansion by the Alberta government if there's clear assurance that the project can actually be completed, the company's chief executive said Monday.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday his province will support Alberta in the fight over the Trans Mountain
pipeline expansion by introducing its own legislation on oil exports.
Not exact matches
Adding to the crunch, Kinder Morgan Canada paused work last month on its Trans Mountain
pipeline expansion, citing opposition in British Columbia, and said it would decide
by May 31 on whether to go ahead with the build or not.
That's despite the fact premiers Christy Clark and Alison Redford, in a backgrounder to their recent agreement on the ground rules for building
pipelines, warned that oil may end up crossing B.C.
by train en route to Asia regardless of whether the Northern Gateway or Trans - Mountain
Expansion projects go ahead.
The New York Times reported on Monday that the EPA approved a
pipeline expansion requested
by a Canadian energy company, which was represented
by Williams & Jensen, while Pruitt was staying in the apartment in question.
For comparison, shipping costs for a barrel of oil
by pipeline and tanker from Edmonton to China were estimated at less than $ 8 / barrel in the TransMountain
Pipeline Expansion application — equivalent to $ 1.36 / GJ.
The Trudeau government gave the green light to Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain
expansion in November 2016, while rejecting the Northern Gateway
pipeline proposed
by Enbridge.
In this case, the
pipeline expansion was further complicated
by the fact that a related Enbridge
pipeline involved in oil imports from Canada spilled nearly one million gallons of oil in Marshall, Mich., in July 2010 after tape intended to prevent corrosion on the
pipeline failed.
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's court case over the flow of heavy oil through the province could be damaged
by the NDP government's previous positions against the
expansion of the Trans Mountain
pipeline, says a legal expert.
CALGARY — Despite promises
by Ottawa and Alberta to backstop the $ 7.4 - billion Trans Mountain
pipeline expansion, proponent Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. said Wednesday the project now faces «unquantifiable risk» because of British Columbia's increased opposition.
These include conditions placed on the recommended approvals of the Northern Gateway
pipeline and the now - inflammatory Trans Mountain
Expansion proposed
by Kinder Morgan.
West Coast Environmental Law is working to prevent the
expansion of the tar sands
by opposing
pipelines and tanker projects in BC in order to protect our watersheds, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, our climate, and the human communities that rely on them.
On Thursday, fellow prairie province Saskatchewan entered into the war, announcing it will consider limits on its out - of - province oil shipments if B.C. continues its efforts to delay the
pipeline expansion project.While Saskatchewan likely would not be shipping oil on the proposed
pipeline, the province has been negatively impacted
by the projects continued delays.
The BC Liberals have said the Trans Mountain
expansion would be subject to the same conditions set out
by the premier last summer for new heavy oil
pipelines.
By Peter Kennedy Kinder Morgan Canada's [KML - TSX] stalled Trans Mountain
pipeline twinning
expansion has become a symbol of Canada's inability to get major resource projects completed, says Senator Doug Black....
The
pipeline expansion has already been approved
by the federal government, but faces opposition from the public and the courts in BC.
Rachel Notleyâ $ ™ s social licence was effectively revoked this past week when BCâ $ ™ s NDP Govâ $ ™ t placed a major roadblock in the path of Kinder Morganâ $ ™ s Trans Mountain
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Opponents of Bill C - 51 claimed that new spy laws passed
by the former Conservative government with support from the Liberals could target Canadian citizens who oppose the
expansion of oil
pipelines.
When faced with countless illegal blockades
by protestors and legal challenges from the British Columbia NDP coalition government, Kinder Morgan has suspended the Trans Mountain
pipeline expansion spending on all non-essential activities and related spending related to the project.
VICTORIA — The National Energy Board is shutting out important voices
by limiting the scope and depth of participation in the Joint Review Panel hearings on the Kinder Morgan
pipeline expansion, say the New Democrats.
The federal infrastructure minister responded to critics
by saying Ottawa is doing everything in its control to ensure the $ 7.4 - billion, Sherwood Park - based Trans Mountain
pipeline expansion is built.
The
expansion of the
pipeline, which would carry diluted bitumen from Alberta to the B.C. coast for export to overseas markets, is supported
by the federal government.
Yet despite the tremendous Indigenous, municipal and popular opposition in BC, despite the potentially devastating environmental and climate impacts, and despite the shallow assurance
by the National Energy Board that the
expansion is in «Canada's public interest,» the Trans Mountain
pipeline is being pushed ahead.
The
pipeline, which is a project of TransCanada
Pipelines, is reviled
by environmentalists and clean energy supporters throughout the U.S. who claim that it will lead to the
expansion of «dirty» oilsands projects in Alberta.
National Fuel Gas CEO Ronald J. Tanski, stung
by the rejection of a major
pipeline expansion project and a steep reduction in the size of a utility rate increase request over the past month, told analysts that the Amherst - based energy company is «getting lousy regulatory treatment in New York State.»
Some Westchester legislators say they are troubled
by the potential environmental impact on county parkland from a proposed gas
pipeline expansion project.
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's plan includes «elevating» the teaching profession, rebuilding schools, breaking the school - to - prison
pipeline, the
expansion of affordable preschool and child care, and making college more affordable
by offering free tuition at community colleges and four - year public universities.
Recent initiatives include: 1) implementing a citywide special education strategy to support teachers and leaders in providing high - quality services to students with disabilities 2) supporting the
expansion of personalized instruction and innovative integration of technology in the classroom and 3) building a sustainable
pipeline of high - quality teachers
by supporting innovative pathways into the profession.
That same fossil fuel lobbyist had his client's
pipeline -
expansion plan approved
by the EPA while Pruitt was living in that condo.
Both plants will be supplied
by the Transco natural gas
pipeline, which recently completed
expansions to bring larger volumes of Marcellus natural gas to market areas.
And at the moment every single major
pipeline (as well as incremental
expansions to existing
pipelines) is facing mounting public, legal, and political opposition — all of which has been driven
by people power that refuses to accept the devastating impacts of the Alberta tar sands on the climate, the environment, human rights, and communities.
The decision might be carefully read
by those interested in the current Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain
pipeline expansion debate, as the case is about the movement of goods between provinces.
We hope that you all echo our struggle against
expansion by continuing your fight against the Keystone XL
pipeline.»
By DirtyOilSands.org Wednesday, April 03, 2013 QUOTE OF THE WEEK «The Mayflower tar sands spill is another warning of the potential costs of the tar sands industry's reckless
expansion plans... [and] offers us a small sample of the risk that tar sands
pipelines pose to American communities.»
She views federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna's public statement to her B.C. counterpart, George Heyman, proposing a panel on spills as nothing more than a «public - relations stunt,» further illustrating the approach taken
by the Trudeau government on Kinder Morgan's $ 7.4 - billion Trans Mountain
pipeline expansion project.
The government helps stabilize markets
by supporting variable rates of blending ethanol with gasoline and planning for industry
expansion,
pipelines, ports, and logistics.
That
pipeline expansion has been approved
by the federal government.
Calgary - based senator Doug Black announced Monday that he was calling on the federal government to expedite a reference to the Supreme Court of Canada to decide on the fate of the
pipeline expansion, which has been beleaguered
by opposition and delays.
Those in favour of the
pipeline expansion are calling protestors hypocrites for using vehicles and materials made possible
by fossil fuels.
She added the
pipeline would mean more tar sands
expansion that will impact First Nations everywhere
by fueling climate change.
Throughout the campaign, Clark has painted the NDP as being against development and business, a case helped
by leader Adrian Dix's Earth Day announcement of opposition to the
expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain
pipeline to Burnaby and the resulting increase in tanker traffic.
«Dear Alan, I am writing to express my immense gratitude and respect for your courageous act of activism for our community
by speaking out against climate change and expressing serious concerns about Kinder Morgan's
pipeline expansion on Burnaby Mountain.
They said the demonstrations would be a reminder of the British Columbia waterways threatened
by the
pipeline expansion, which would increase the number of oil - carrying vessels in the Georgia Strait from eight per month to as many as 37.
10:40 Journalist Steve Horn will talk about the fight
by indigenous Mexicans against oil and gas
pipeline expansion in Mexico.
So calling for Kinder Morgan Inc.'s
pipeline expansion megaproject to be halted — whether or not that is sound policy — is clearly permitted
by the Constitution, as is organizing large protests against the project.
By Tegan Valentine First up - an update on the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain
pipeline expansion project.
On May 19, 2016 the NEB issued its report under section 52 of the National Energy Board Act, RSC 1985 c N - 7 to the Governor in Council recommending the TransMountain
pipeline expansion be approved on conditions, and
by Order in Council PC 2016 - 1069 dated November 29, 2016 the Governor in Council approved the
pipeline.
- Council of Canadians Vancouver - Burnaby chapter activist Eric Doherty is taking part in another court challenge, coordinated
by Forest Ethics Advocacy, of the National Energy Board's review process for the
expansion of the
pipeline.
Look for the failure of the Trudeau Liberals to obtain consent from all the 133 Indigenous nations affected
by pipeline expansion (40 have signalled support) to be decisive in however many court battles it takes for B.C. Indigenous Nations to stop the Trans Mountain project.
I think a lot of British Columbians who are undecided about Kinder Morgan Inc.'s
pipeline expansion megaproject, and even a few who wholeheartedly support it, will be annoyed
by the suggestion they have a role they must play in balancing Alberta's budget.